Arts & PUBLIC MEDIA

The Arts and Public Media program supports multiplatform nonprofit media projects that demonstrate a clear approach to building public awareness and support for the arts. This grant program is rooted in the California Arts Council’s (CAC) vision to create a state where the arts are a central component of daily life and accessible to all, reflecting contributions from all of California’s diverse populations and fostering civic engagement.

• California-based nonprofit media organization* with a two-year history of arts programming

• Local arts agency or unit of government managing a local public media station

*A nonprofit media organization refers to an entity with a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status engaged in disseminating information to the general public or a specific community through a newspaper, magazine, other publication, radio, television, cable television, or other medium of mass communication.

• Activate community partner(s) from various arts and media, and non-arts and non-media sectors.

• Foster community dialogue and engagement through innovative multiplatform arts and culture-based project activities, including but not limited to radio or television broadcast, digital media, interactive strategies, and/or live public events.